Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-04-04
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.
BOARD OF HEALTH.

DR.. II. L. Nichols Elected Health Officer
Reports for March.
The City Board of Health held their reg
ular monthly meeting Saturday evening at
the Office of Dr. j. R. Lame, all the mem
bers present.
DR.. F. l.. Atkinson reported the follow
ing as the rates of burial for dead animals
Horses, IS; dogs. 81; cats, so cents; chick
ems, % cents.
For the month of March the Health Of
ficer also reported as follows: Nuisances
abated in Chinatown, &c; city at large, 100;
cesspools and vaults inspected, IS; cleaned,
le; ventilators constructed, 10 new vaults
and cesspools inspected, IL easements and
low lots filled, 81 waste soil and overflow
pipes built, 81 patent closets constructed,
8; dead animals buried, so.
The City Physician DR.. Parkinson, re-
ported 1876 cases treated at the City Dispen-
sary during the month of March.
City Plumber, H. w. Decker, reported
80 plumbing examinations for the month.
The Superintendent reported interment
of %, and still-born.
The terms of the old Board having ex-
PRED, the new Board, which consists of the
old Board in its entirety, organized by the
election of DIR. Lame as President, DR.. H.
L. Nichols Secretary and H. w. Decker
Plumbing Inspector.
DR.. F. L. Atkinson refused to longer
serve in the capacity of Health Officer, as
it would seriously interfere with his pro.
fessional practice.
DR.. H. L. Nichols was placed in nomi-
nation for Health Officer and unanimously
elected.
Complimentary remarks relative to the
off at.a Nf IOr II Il A H.
going Health Officer, were made by all the
members of the Board, and they were
unanimous in saying that he had in the
faithful and honest discharge of his duty
fully carried out the trust reposed in him.
When each member had personally spoken
upon this question. unanimous vote of
thanks was rendered Dr. Atkinson for the
able, impartial and conscientious manner
in which be had discharged his arduous
duties, in the face of much uncalled-for and
silly opposition, and the continuous and
stubborn opposition to him by some and
the stumbling-blocks thrown in his way.
DR.. Atkinson made brief reply thank
ing the Board for the unanimous compli-
ment, and. the expression of confidence re-
posed in him despite malicious and SLAM
derous reports concerning him, which had
been made through portion of the press.
However, the press referred to could not
hurt him. He had endeavored to do his
duty conscientiously and to the best of his
ability, and he was glad to know that his
efforts met with the approval of the entire
Board.
The sanitary condition of the city was
discussed at some length and was said to
be comparatively good. The part of the
city designated as Chinatown was, as it
usually is, severely condemned as being
fostering sore in the heart of the city
thing that stood in the way of building
Improvements for several contiguous
blocks; something that gave visitors
wrong impression regarding the city, and
one of the principal drawbacks to the long
looked for boom. 1t was stated that par
ties who rented to the Chinese received a
monthly rental of upwards OF $4,000 and
they stood in the way of every much need
ed and proposed reform. They were always
TO be found opposing with all the influence
that could be brought to bear, every en-
deavor to remedy existing evils where any
expense would be entailed upon them.
One doctor suggested that there was not
much hope in that quarter until it was
Del Montecoed"